Dandayamana
Janushirasna
Standing Head-to-Knee Pose

BENEFITS:
  • Builds mental strength through focusing on endurance
  • Improves concentration
  • Uses all major muscle groups
  • Exercises digestive and reproductive organs
  • Good for diabetes (balance blood sugar)
  • Strengthens back muscles and abdominals
tips:
  • Work at your own pace.
  • Try looking at your standing leg from the side to make sure that it is as straight as you think it is.
  • Challenge yourself to keep the thigh tight and the keep the kneecap lifted a few seconds longer each time.
  • Balance the weight of your body in the foot – work towards equally balancing the weight between the base of the big toe, the base of the baby toe and the heel. This will strengthen the arches of the feet.